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Plastic Vanitas

July 6, 2012 by mikedowninguk

A study after the Dutch masters of still life and the vanitas, entirely in plastic. Where Claesz and his contemporaries set out to highlight the transience of life and futility of object based wealth, this vanitas set entirely in cheap plastic considers objects, which in their organic form would be fleeting – subject to decay and the ravages of time. Their plastic counterparts, however are practically immortal, destined to outlive their owners and manufacturers in landfill. This is a most […]

Categories: Standalones • Tags: still life, studio, vanitas, work in progress

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NoGo

March 6, 2012 by mikedowninguk

Categories: Projects, Work in Progress

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Failed Heirlooms

February 20, 2012 by mikedowninguk

Failed Heirlooms is an interactive, magnetic exhibition that attempts to get away from the conventions of contemporary gallery based imagery. It presents the audience with a large scale display comprised of several hundred individual postcards representing objects seen as ‘failed heirlooms’; things that have been deemed unworthy of value, either financial or emotional. These objects find themselves part of an antiques sprawl, divorced from their original owners and collections. The exhibition can be rearranged almost indefinitely and the audience is […]

Categories: Projects • Tags: Exhibition, Projects

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Tuberverse

February 20, 2012 by mikedowninguk

Each of these ‘planets’ is a simple trompe l’oeil, a potato or other root vegetable, the roundest I can find, is simply colour treated and photographed suspended (and indeed orbiting) on fishing line. Each of these heavenly bodies is easily imagined to contain their own unique atmosphere and ecosystem, from gas giants, to frozen planetoids. A mighty destiny for the humble potato, The imperfections that we seek to breed out of the tuber as more aesthetically pleasing food is called […]

Categories: Projects • Tags: Exhibition, Ongoing, Projects

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